Bottle #7505 (Bier Circus): Cloudy copper with a lasting white head. Dusty, woody sweaty aroma with citrus and white wine. Sweet sugary start with citrus following and an intense tart acidic finish. Orange, fresh grapes and leather in flavour too. While it is very tart it doesnt get too unbalanced as it keeps begging you to drink more. Smooth medium bodied with a tingle from the acidity. Really great gueuze. I wish they still made this :(

Bottled Vintage 1999: Orange coloured. Unclear. Off white fluffy head. Sourness, earth and spice in the aroma. Very citric. Flavour of fruit, earth, tart, citrus, yeast and loads of sourness. This is my kind of gueuze. Is very dry and refreshing. Very complex. Ends on a delicious sour note, balanced by a light sweetness.

Bottle, vintage 1992 - marking the second millenium with a treasure from the Pattyn dungeons - Joris my debt in beer to you has grown into the infinite by now.Pours a orange amber colour, initially heavily sparkling but quickly setting into a light champagne fizzle.
A whiff reveals a hint of horseblanket, candied orangepeel, mirabelle plums and cherrywood.
A truly elegant acidity, just right to keep the tongue feeling dry but not blocking the fine lime, mirabelle, lemongrass and light wooden/leathery notes.
Sparkly dryness closes everything up leaving you with lime and grape aftertaste that commands you to take another sip.
Wow!

Bottled at the Milwaukee YeHA.. special thanks to Facto for this unworldly experience! 1999 Vintage. Poured a clear, paler toffee/golden with just a ring of white head remaining. No chance of topping the ridiculous nose that came from this one... huge sour presence and dusty horse saddle funkiness.. lemon zest.. vinegar.. full and enveloping of the senses.. never abrasive or poorly-balanced. Tart lemony blast scalds the tip of the tongue with heavy dusty old barn, faint apple, and vinegar behind it.. this never lets up, leaving a long and rewarding impression at the finish... and chewing up stomach lining well afterward. Sour, refreshing, and infinitely complex on the palate! Brilliant beer!

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